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Another negative point from my point of view is going for diesel traction, but financially, it is unfortunately a good choice.

Even considering peak oil?

Oye, vatos, dees English sink todos mi ships, chinga sus madres, so escuche: el fleet es ahora refloated, OK? — The War Nerd

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Sep 10th, 2007 at 05:04:43 AM EST
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Good choice now. Where you should not only consider fuel costs, but costs of equipment for multiple electricity systems. There are a lot of freight trains from Germany to ports in the Netherlands or Belgium, especially those run by private companies, that use (mostly Russian- or US-built) heavy diesels on electrified lines.

I'd hope $300 oil would change the picture radically even if interoperability would not be brought further by then.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Mon Sep 10th, 2007 at 05:18:29 AM EST
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